EDDIE FRIERSON

Author and Star of MATTY

Eddie Frierson began researching the life and career of baseball’s greatest pitcher, Christy Mathewson in 1984.  His in-depth study has involved thousands of travel miles, dozens of interviews and hundreds of uncounted hours in college, library and museum archives.  For his painstaking dedication to minutia, Eddie has been accepted not only by Organized Baseball (including the National Baseball Hall of Fame) but also by the Mathewson Family itself.  And by paying special attention to every minute detail, Frierson makes his portrayal of the legendary “Big Six” the most true-to-life one-man performance of the genre.  MATTY became the first ever outside event brought in to be performed at the Hall in Cooperstown.

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Eddie pitched his Hillwood High School Baseball Team to a State Championship before graduating on to throw collegiately for the UCLA Bruins.  While at UCLA, he obtained his degree in Theatre Arts and by-passed a professional baseball career in order to pursue his special talents in the entertainment industry.  With MATHEWSON: “The Big Six”, Frierson has combines the best of both his worlds.

Eddie has performed on both coasts in dozens of theatrical productions including several of the classics (he is one of the co-founders of the Nevada Shakespeare Festival).  He received a New England Drama Critic’s Award for his portrayal of the dim-witted “Tank” in Steve Kluger’s critically acclaimed Boston Red Sox comedy, BULLPEN.  He’s appeared in television series and films too numerous to list (hundreds of voice-over credits).  You are encouraged to google Eddie or look him up on imdb.com for more information.  There is little doubt you’ve heard one of Eddie’s numerous voice-overs on the airwaves.

Yet, even with his vast talents in the acting field Eddie remained close to his athletic roots.  He “directed” things at Santa Monica High School as the Varsity Baseball Coach.  He  coached  at “SAMOHI” for eight seasons and in his four terms as Head Varsity Coach he won two international tournaments, three consecutive League Championships and “Coach of the Year” honors.  He has also been the pitching coach at Saugus High School (Saugus, CA) since 2021.

Eddie has formed THE MATHEWSON FOUNDATION, dedicated to the preservation of American History through baseball.  He plans to focus those efforts and locate the Foundation in “Matty’s” hometown of Factoryville, Pennsylvania.  During the pandemic Frierson put together a BIG SIX volumes of Christy Mathewson’s writings.  They are available on Amazon and as audiobooks through Audible.